The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne (1945)

Lucienne Bogaert: Mme. D

Quotes 

• Mme. D : Her life was dancing, but this was not her dream. She wanted to live for dancing, not dance to earn us a living.

• Agnès : [looking aroud her new home]  Are you sure all this is necessary? If so, I accept it. But do you realize what we are in for?

  Mme. D : I do. Our life was a nightmare.

  Agnès : And this is a dream?

• Agnès : [on her new bedroom]  I call this a prison.

  Mme. D : Trees! You have a lovely view of the square.

  Agnès : Am I allowed to look outside?

• Mme. D : Agnès! My little girl!

  Agnès : I'm no little girl. I'm a whore!

• Hélène : Please, not a word of thanks! Just follow my advice.

  Mme. D : You're an angel.

  Hélène : We are all angels. Obey me and don't worry.

• Mme. D : Be simple.

  Agnès : Simple?

  Mme. D : Yes, simple, like me. I take things as they come. I ask of things only what they wish to give. These flowers give their perfume, and I breathe it in.

• Agnès : Men are vicious!

  Mme. D : Not all of them. Not all.

• Mme. D : You're so impatient! Like a bull at a gate. You decide this, decide that. You rush into things. Just let things be.